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NOSM Researcher Participating in $55.5M National Dementia Initiative
On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Federal Minister of Health, announced the launch of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), a national initiative aimed at tackling the growing onset of dementia and related illnesses and improving the lives of Canadians with these illnesses and their families and caregivers. Led by Dr. Howard Chertkow, a cognitive neurologist and co-founder and director of the Jewish General Hospital / McGill Memory Clinic, the CCNA brings together 20 research teams and experts from across Canada to focus research on three themes: delaying the onset of dementia and r...
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NOSM Engages Communities in Strategic Planning
Together, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the people and communities of Northern Ontario are creating a Strategic Plan for the School for the years 2015-2020. From May to September 2014, NOSM's Dean and CEO Dr. Roger Strasser, Associate Dean of Community Engagement and Senior Associate Dean at Laurentian University, Dr. David Marsh, senior leaders, and staff are travelling to more than 50 Northern, rural, remote, Francophone, and Aboriginal communities across the North to meet with individuals, organizations, health-care professionals, and faculty to discuss Northern Ontarians' ongoing health-related needs. The inpu...
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First Nations Communities Assess Progress at NOSM
From August 13-15, 2014, Chapleau Cree First Nation hosted the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's (NOSM) fourth Aboriginal Community Partnership Gathering, called "Walking the Vision." NOSM senior leaders, faculty, and staff gathered with over 100 Aboriginal community members from across Northern Ontario to: Develop, strengthen, and enhance relationships. Provide information regarding past recommendations made to the School at the last gathering May 2011. Report about the tangible progress the School has made in implementing those recommendations. Seek recommendations about how the School can refine its practices, activ...
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NOSM Announces Two New Senior Appointments
New Associate Deans of Research and Undergraduate Medical Education The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Penny Moody-Corbett as Associate Dean of Research and Senior Associate Dean of NOSM's Lakehead Campus, and Dr. David Musson as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education. Both Drs. Moody-Corbett and Musson will be based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. "It is with excitement that we welcome Dr. Moody-Corbett and Dr. Musson to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine," says Dr. Roger Strasser, NOSM Dean. "Both Dr. Moody-Corbett and Dr. Musson bring values, research interests...
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Ninth Annual Northern Health Research Conference Address Questions Relevant to the Health of Northern Ontarians
On June 6 - 7, 2014, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its ninth annual Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC) at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. Hosted in the Josias Fiddler Conference Room, conference participants were welcomed by SLMHC, the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority and Lac Seul First Nation. "This is the first time the Northern Ontario School of Medicine has hosted the Northern Health Research Conference in Sioux Lookout - one of many communities that provide essential support to the School by welcoming medical students, residents, and dietetic...
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NOSM Researchers Developing New Vaccine
Dr. Marina Ulanova, Researcher and Associate Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and her colleagues have made important steps towards development of a vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae type A (HIA), an invasive bacterial pathogen capable of causing serious infections that can lead to permanent disability, brain damage, and deafness. This work is carried out in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa and the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. "Northwestern Ontario has the second largest number of cases of Haemophilus influenzae type A, after the Canadian Arctic," says NOS...
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NOSM Holds Face-to-Face Board Meeting on Manitoulin Island
Members Tour Debajehmujig Creation Centre, Welcome Manitoulin Island as Comprehensive Community Clerkship Site, and Participate in Strategic Planning The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its annual Board of Directors face-to-face meeting on Manitoulin Island, Ontario from May 8 to May 9, 2014. On the first morning together, NOSM Board members enjoyed a tour of the Debajehmujig Creation Centre in Manitowaning, where they heard about how Debajehmujig Theatre Group members participate in simulation and standardized patient exercises for medical students on placement in the communities of Manitoulin Island. The Debajeh...
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NOSM Faculty and Learner Receive National Accolades
In Ottawa on April 26 and 27, 2014, two faculty members and one learner from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) were lauded with national awards at the Canadian Conference for Medical Education (CCME), the premier medical education conference in Canada which hosts the largest annual gathering of medical educators in the country. Dr. Sarah Mary McIsaac , NOSM-Ottawa Anesthesiology resident was awarded the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) Sandra Banner Student Award for Leadership . The purpose of this annual award is to encourage the development of future leaders in medicine. The $5,000 award is given a...
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